Emergence and Development of Islamist Movements: A Glance at Approaches and TheoriesDr. Sayyid Abdul AimrNabaviپژوهشگر ارشد مرکز پژوهشهای علمی و مطالعات استراتژیک خاورمیانهauthortextarticle2005perEmergence and Development of Islamist Movements: A Glance at Approaches and Theories
Dr. Sayyid Abdul Aimr Nabavi
Owing to the expansion of Islamist activities in the Middle East since early 1980s, numerous theorizations were made toward the description and explanation of this phenomenon. The next course of studies in this field started in early 1990s following the developments in Islamist currents.
The aim of analysts in studies concerning Islamism was to understand the hows and wherefores of the expansion and then the development of this phenomenon, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.
Identifying these theories and their characteristics, the present article seeks to classify them based on their typical approach toward the study of the phenomenon of Islamism. Hence, four different approaches are suggested: the thought approach, the historical and sociological approach, the regional-international approach, and the synthetic one. Then the materials and views of experts in this field are raised under the first three headings. Although this article has a descriptive nature, it can be an introduction to recognition of the existing theories, distinction of one from the others, and probable relations among them.Political KnowledgeImam Sadiq University2008-07431

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2005http://danesh.journals.isu.ac.ir/article_70_895462e74e21a981f8df6b7baa471d4f.pdfThe Relation between Law and Shariah in the political Thought of Allamah Mirza NainiDr. JalalDerakhshehاستادیار و مدیر گروه علوم سیاسی دانشگاه امام صادق(ع)authortextarticle2005perThe Relation between Law and Shariah in the political Thought of Allamah Mirza Naini
Dr. Jalal Derakhsheh
The constitutional era is one of the most interesting chapters in the history of the Iranian society as to the interaction of the traditional and modern thought fields. Although the constitutional revolution was a response to the needs and conditions governing Iran, it was also the result of the ever-growing thought developments that entered Iran from the western world, and made a new logic rule over the political and social relations of the Iranian society in an ultrastractural framework.
The relation between the Shiite religious thought with the new political system and thought-which emphasizes the indices such as rationalism, science, law, constitutional law, etc. – was one of the important questions facing religious thinkers. Contemplation on this question and the like created a period of thought reformation and religious reconstruction. A large spectrum of Shiite scholars did their best to find a way into the Islamic legal formulation and explanation of the constitutional government.
Allamah Mirza Naini was one of the most outstanding of this groups who made every attempt-in his famous work-to respond to the various questions on constitutionalism in an argumentative framework.
One of the major questions in this regard is that of law and legislation by Majlis (the Consutative Assembly) and its relation with Shariah. The present article seeks to survey this issue from Allamah Naini,s perspective.Political KnowledgeImam Sadiq University2008-07431

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2005http://danesh.journals.isu.ac.ir/article_71_66e08c872cd64353c8e240c435dcef3c.pdfApplication of the Principle of No Man,s Land and Britain,s Justification in Occupying Iranian Islands of Tunb and Abu Musa in 1903 and its ConsequencesDr. NaqiTabarsaدکتری علوم سیاسی و کارشناس وزارت امور خارجهauthortextarticle2005perApplication of the Principle of No Man,s Land and Britain,s Justification in Occupying Iranian Islands of Tunb and Abu Musa in 1903 and its Consequences
Dr. Naqi Tabarsa
Three Iranian islands of Abu Musa, and the two tunbs were occupied in a period between 1903A.D and 1971 A.D by the British state and were put under the control of Sharjeh and Rasul – Khaymah which were official protectorates of that state. Occupation of these islands by Britian came about through resorting to certain rules and principles of international law, particulary the legal principle of “No Man,s land”. It happened while these islands have always been under the sovereignty of Iranian state and have never been considered as No Man,s Land.
This article responds to two questions: 1. Was the occupation of the islands in question subject to the principle of “No Man,s Land” ? 2. Did Iran declare its satisfaction with the case raising no objection after the occupation of the Islands Abu Musa and Tunb apparently by Sharjeh Emirates and virtually by Britain?Political KnowledgeImam Sadiq University2008-07431

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2005http://danesh.journals.isu.ac.ir/article_72_3a59bac9139dc2567b2797a3543040fb.pdfPathology and the Management of DevelopmentYusufTurabiعضو هیئت علمی دانشگاه علوم انتظامیauthortextarticle2005perPathology and the Management of Development
Yusuf Turabi
The pathology of the management of development in the Islamic Republic of Iran is among the noteworthy necessities in the process of the recovery of backwardedness in our country. Regardless of different suppositions concerning &quot;development&quot; and its various strategies leading to the ambiguity of the term, what seriously matters today is the management of the process which turns the country from an undesirable and unacceptable level to a desirable and acceptable standard.
The valuable experience of South East Asian contries in the process of development suggests the vital and significant role of the management of development in the process of development.
Indeed, development requires a powerful and effective management. The history of five reconstructive plans prior to the victory of the Islamic revolution, and almost four development plans in the government of the Islamic republic of Iran and their failure in expected goals is a problem which directs the experts on the country,s development issues toward a scientific pathology of the management of development. In this regard, the political elite of the country that play a fundamental role in high level decision-makings enjoy an outstanding place. The present article seeks to study the pathology of management in the Islamic Republic of IranPolitical KnowledgeImam Sadiq University2008-07431

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2005http://danesh.journals.isu.ac.ir/article_73_08ce2e65f7d32c9d0427a8a98eca3023.pdfCultural Dipomacy and its position
in the Foreign Policy of Different CountriesDr. MohammadKhaniاستادیار و مدیر گروه روابط بین‌الملل دانشگاه امام صادق‌(ع)authortextarticle2005perCultural Dipomacy and its position
in the Foreign Policy of Different Countries
Dr. Mohammad Hasan Khani
To achieve some specific political, security and economic goals have always been a great objective of states in planning and implementing of their foreign policy. In order to gain this goal, different governments have been basically using a traditional style of diplomacy based on a political, military, and economic approach. However throughout the years of twenty first century, a new approach emerged putting more emphasis on cultural aspects advising the policy makers to pay greater attention to soft power and its role in foreign policy. It is the intention of this article to explore and explain the theoretical principles of this new approach and to study its chance of success in practice by examining some examples as case-study. This article will also investigate the interaction between culture and cultural means with diplomacy analysing the scope and impact of using soft power in foreign policy.Political KnowledgeImam Sadiq University2008-07431

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2005http://danesh.journals.isu.ac.ir/article_74_74b6e50d7d6847b7fdfab17772c70764.pdfCommunicative Action Theory (lifeworld and System)
and Social-Political Critique.Dr. MahmoodShafieeعضو هیئت علمی دانشگاه مفیدauthortextarticle2005perDr. Mahmood Shafiee
Evaluation of different aspects of modern society by using two concepts of “lifeworld” and “system” is one of the most important social-philosophical efforts made by Jürgen Habermas during 1970s. The main argument here is the fact that every social system needs a minimum of cohesion without which it will face crisis.
However this social cohesion is not merely a product of system requirements. It also must be regarded as a language-culture phenomenon in which language and culture play a role. Expanding of the system in a variety of social spheres has shaken the foundations for such a cohesion. The article suggests that with a few modifications too this theory one can study the current Iranian society.Political KnowledgeImam Sadiq University2008-07431